With the support of the Social Democrats, the chairman of the Center Party, Mihhail Kõlvart, was ousted from the post of mayor of Tallinn today [Tuesday ed.] with 41 votes out of 79. The Center Party founded by Edgar Savisaar has ruled the capital without interruption since November 2005. This historical event raises the question where is Tallinn heading now and how was such a big Center Party collapse possible in the first place, Sergei Metlev, editor-in-chief of the Russian-language publications of Postimees, writes.
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In the September 2023 Center Party leadership elections, members chose Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart over former Health Minister Tanel Kiik as party chair.
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